CVE-2022-24618
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure...
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
- Record
CVE-2022-24618- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
- Record
CVE-2022-24618- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29494 No score
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29494- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-76cf-8m83-6vv8
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure...
Heimdal.Wizard.exe installer in Heimdal Premium Security 2.5.395 and earlier has insecure permissions, which allows unprivileged local users to elevate privileges to SYSTEM via the "Browse For Folder" window accessible by triggering a "Repair" on the MSI package located in C:\Windows\Installer.
- Record
GHSA-76cf-8m83-6vv8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-281
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24618 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Heimdalsecurity Heimdal Premium Security, published March 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.